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The WOG : employee newsletter of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 12/2013

W I L D L I F E • O • G R A M
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Employee Newsletter of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
December 2013
CONTENTS
Commission Summary ............ 3
Supervisor Selected ............... 4
Game Bag .................... ...... 5
First SSSP State Shoot ......... 6-7
Reelin’ in the Years........ ...... 15
By Don P. Brown (IE)
DON P. BROWN
Beaming with pride, warden Dru Polk (LE) is honored as the
Shikar-Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year during
the December meeting of the Oklahoma Conservation Commis-sion.
Polk’s wife, Laticha, helps in placing a pin on the warden’s
jacket.
LEFT: Dru Polk, center, holds a plaque recognizing him as Okla-homa’s
nominee for the SEAFWA Officer of the Year award. At
left is District 3 Chief Mike Virgin (LE), and at right is Col. Robert
Fleenor, chief of law enforcement.
POLK HONORED AS WARDEN OF YEAR
His job protecting wildlife and
upholding the heritage of the outdoors
is exactly what Dru Polk (LE) enjoys
doing. His “office” is the beauty and
solitude of the Ouachita Mountains
in McCurtain County of southeastern
Oklahoma. Life seemingly couldn’t get
any better for this Oklahoma game
warden.
But that happened Dec. 2, when
Polk was recognized before the
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
as the Wildlife Department’s Game
Warden of the Year for 2013 and
Wildlife Officer of the Year by the
Shikar-Safari Club International.
“The award means a lot to me, but it
means just as much to my family,” said
Polk, who has served as a warden
since 2001. “If it wasn’t for them being
understanding, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.”
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Brewster of Ardmore, a member
of Shikar-Safari Club International, presented Polk a
framed certificate and a silver commemorative plate
from the club. “To be selected officer of the year by your
peers is something to be proud of,” Brewster said.
State Rep. Curtis McDaniel, a neighbor of Polk’s in
Smithville, also read a citation from the Oklahoma House
DON P. BROWN

W I L D L I F E • O • G R A M
Continued on next page.
Employee Newsletter of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
December 2013
CONTENTS
Commission Summary ............ 3
Supervisor Selected ............... 4
Game Bag .................... ...... 5
First SSSP State Shoot ......... 6-7
Reelin’ in the Years........ ...... 15
By Don P. Brown (IE)
DON P. BROWN
Beaming with pride, warden Dru Polk (LE) is honored as the
Shikar-Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year during
the December meeting of the Oklahoma Conservation Commis-sion.
Polk’s wife, Laticha, helps in placing a pin on the warden’s
jacket.
LEFT: Dru Polk, center, holds a plaque recognizing him as Okla-homa’s
nominee for the SEAFWA Officer of the Year award. At
left is District 3 Chief Mike Virgin (LE), and at right is Col. Robert
Fleenor, chief of law enforcement.
POLK HONORED AS WARDEN OF YEAR
His job protecting wildlife and
upholding the heritage of the outdoors
is exactly what Dru Polk (LE) enjoys
doing. His “office” is the beauty and
solitude of the Ouachita Mountains
in McCurtain County of southeastern
Oklahoma. Life seemingly couldn’t get
any better for this Oklahoma game
warden.
But that happened Dec. 2, when
Polk was recognized before the
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
as the Wildlife Department’s Game
Warden of the Year for 2013 and
Wildlife Officer of the Year by the
Shikar-Safari Club International.
“The award means a lot to me, but it
means just as much to my family,” said
Polk, who has served as a warden
since 2001. “If it wasn’t for them being
understanding, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.”
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Brewster of Ardmore, a member
of Shikar-Safari Club International, presented Polk a
framed certificate and a silver commemorative plate
from the club. “To be selected officer of the year by your
peers is something to be proud of,” Brewster said.
State Rep. Curtis McDaniel, a neighbor of Polk’s in
Smithville, also read a citation from the Oklahoma House
DON P. BROWN